Fence structure.



L. BORTH.

FENCE STRUCTURE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1o. 190B.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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LEONA BORTH, OF HERREID, SOUTH DAKOTA.

FENCE STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed June 10, 1908. Serial No. 437,752.

Be it known that I, LEONA Bonrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at I-Ierreid, in the county of Campbell and State and usefulImprovements in Fence Structures, of which the following is a specifica-This invention relates to the class of fences, and has for an object toprovide a structure including wire clamping means whereby fence wiresmay be conveniently and securely held to the posts.

Other objects and advantages will be apl parent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike characters of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviews, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence structure showing theapplication of the present invention thereto, Fig. 2 is an end view of amodified form of my invention, Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of thesame, Fig. 4 is an end view of a further modified form of my invention,Fig. 5 is a front view of the same, Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of thewashers.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown aportion of a fence structure vA including line posts B and a corner postC. The line and corner posts respectively are each provided with aplurality of horizontally disposed passages 10 for thereception of bolts11. The bolts 11 are threaded at their outer ends as shown at 12, andare thus arranged to receive correspondingly threaded clamping nuts 13.The bolts are each provided with a washer plate 14 having serrated innerfaces 15. The bolts 11 are also arranged to receive headed portions' 16of brace members 17 comprising angularly disposed arms 18 and 19respectively which are thus arranged for engagement with the corner postand with the line post adjacent to the corner post as will be seen fromFig. 1 of the drawings.

In use, line wires D are disposed inwardly of the serrated faces of thewasher plates, and it is obvious that upon movement of the clamping nutswhich are carried by the bolts the washer plates will be moved towardthe outer faces of the ost whereby their serrated faces may be eVectively engaged with the line wires to hold the saine against casualdisplacement. It may be stated that the fence wires are disposed betweenthe headed portions 16 of the braces and the washer plates, whereby theline wires will be frictionally engaged between said plates and saidheaded portions to prevent injury to the post.

The posts are preferably of the concrete type, but a device as hereinset forth and described lnay be equally effective when used with postsof any structure.

In Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, I omit the washer plates previouslydescribed and employ longitudinally disposed strips 20 having serratedinner faces 21. The strips are also provided with passages 22 for thereception of the bolts 11. The bolts 11 are provided with clamping nuts23 for frici tionally engaging the outer faces of the strips 21. It willthus be seen that a fence formed of fabric material may be disposed overthe bolts, and the strips 21 may be disposed outwardly of the fabricmaterial, whereupon the clamping nuts may be operated to tightly engagethe serrated faces of the strips with the material.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings there is shown a post 24 provided witha plurality of passages 25 for the reception of the bolts 11, and inthis form of my invention I provide longitudinally disposed planks 26.It will thus be seen that the planks are disposed with their edges aboveand below the passages formed in the post whereby fastening bolts arearranged to hold said planks against movement in an upward or downwarddirection. In this form of my invention I provide a strip 27 similar tothe strip 21 which is also provided with a serrated face 28 forengagement with the outer faces of the planks. It will of course beunderstood that the bolts receive clamping nuts as previously described.

It will thus be seen that a simple, strong and durable fence post isprovided wherein its fence structure is securely held in place.

'Vhat is claimed is In a fence structure, the combination with line andcorner posts, of angularly disposed brace members having headed portionsengaged with the posts, said headed portions having passages therein,said posts having passages therein formed in line with the passages inthe heads of said brace members7 In testimony whereof I afx mysignature, bolts disposed in sad passages; clamping?in'.pteseneenf-twofmtnesses. nuts carried by said bolts, and plates en-LEONA BORTH gaged With said bolts and having serrated Y 5 inner facesarranged to fretonally hold vWitnesses:

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